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Magesh Thiyagarajan
was born in Chennai, India. He received the Bachelor of Engineering
degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University
of Madras, India in 2001. He received the prestigious Medal of Honor
from the University of Madras for excellence in academic work during
his undergraduate studies.
Mr. Thiyagarajan has recently completed the M.S degree in Electrical
Engineering with a concentration on Plasma Engineering in May 2004
from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. There he was a Graduate Research
Assistant in the Microwave and Plasma Laboratory, under the direction
of Professor Igor Alexeff. His thesis work was on the Atmospheric
Pressure Resistive Barrier Plasma Discharge for Biological Decontamination
and Sterilization of Micro-organisms. This system allows the use
of plasmas to kill bacteria, viruses and spores. The device works
well, and is patented, licensed, and is generating royalties. He
has designed a diagnostic Method of Ion Current Measurement in the
Atmospheric Pressure DC Discharge that rejects plasma electrical
noise. He was also actively involved in other research projects
such as Experimental Ball Lightning, Plasma Stealth Antennas, MHDs
and Plasma Thrusters.
Mr. Thiyagarajan has authored and co-authored nine archival papers
in journals and conference proceedings in his area of research.
He has been awarded the prestigious University of Tennessee Citation
Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise for the year 2004.
Mr. Thiyagarajan is a member of the honor societies Tau Beta Pi,
Eta Kappa Nu, Order of the Engineer. He is a student member of the
IEEE.
Mr. Thiyagarajan is currently concentrating on his Ph.D. dissertation
research topic — developing a large volume laser initiated
and radiofrequency sustained high pressure inductively coupled plasma
source, at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
He was nominated for this award by Professor Emeritus Igor Alexeff
of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Magesh Thiyagarajan can be reached at the Center for Plasma Theory
and Computation, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1500 Engineering
Dr., Madison, WI 53706-1609; Phone: +1 608 658-4542; E-mail:
tmagesh@ieee.org.
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